SOLUTION: The price of a computer fell 20% this year. If the computer now cost $750, how much did it cost last year?

Question 1078046: The price of a computer fell 20% this year. If the computer now cost $750, how much did it cost last year?
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, MathLover1:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Solve for P.

Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

let's the price of last year be
if the price of a computer fell %= this year, and if the computer now cost $, than

so, last year it cost
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